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xmachina (47)in #life • 7 years ago
In search of life's purpose
Most of our lives we build these walls around ourselves, narrowing down our perspective on what is good or bad. Oftentimes, these views are a reflection of our subjective…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Why nuclear bombs go up in a mushroom cloud
Nuclear bombs are perhaps, the most terrifying instruments of destruction, capable of turning rich ecosystems into heathen wastelands. Unlike ordinary explosions, they appear as…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
One teaspoon of neutron star weighs in billions of tonnes!!!!!!
Ever wondered how dense matter can get? Thanks to our perceptive skills, we have a fairly intuitive grasp on the relation between density and strength. For example, if we wrap…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Teleportation and Quantum Entanglement
The concept of teleportation goes back several centuries when writers of science fiction imagined characters magically be able to travel from one location to another, in the…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Why great things come in three!
"Three" little pigs, the "three" Muskateers, ever wondered why characters in our childhood stories, frequently came in set of three ? The "rule of three" is a writing technique…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Why planets are spherical in nature, and its not due to its spin!
We all witness the presence of with gravity and how it pulls objects towards the earth’s surface. Despite being made up of virtually the same particles of rocks lying on its…
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xmachina (47)in #life • 7 years ago
The Purpose of Life
When we come across phrases like "purpose", we don't realize whether it's even real or simply used by other's to sound extremely profound . But sooner or later, the truth of it…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Magnus Effect: What happens when we throw a spinning ball
If you were to throw a beach ball straight without any movement, whosoever, the results would be very predictable. It would move in the direction in which you threw slightly…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Liquid that defies gravity!
From floating air balloons to making people talk like chipmunks, we are all aware of the interesting properties helium exhibit. But the lesser known properties that makes it even…
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xmachina (47)in #life • 7 years ago
What it feels like to live with depression
The constant feeling of low, without any apparent reason is a monster in disguise. It emanates through your entire being, infiltrating every aspect of your life gradually. You…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Are we but glorious remnants of stardust ?
Living beings are abstract. Their existence cannot be reduced to the composition of their bodies, unlike other inanimate objects in the universe. Despite all these, there is one…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Nature's Ferrari: Cheetahs, what makes them the fastest animals on land.
There are few things in nature as incredible as a slowed down footage of a running cheetah , but ever wondered what makes these mid-sized wild cats so much faster than any other…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
What if the earth stopped suddenly...
Of course, both you and I won't live to tell the story, but the implications of this thought experiment gives us a intuitive sense of the role of mass and velocity in classical…
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xmachina (47)in #life • 7 years ago
The Power of an Open Mind
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.” These quotes by famous American author, Isaac Asimov…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Theory of Time Travel : Causal Loop
Imagine travelling into your past and advise your younger self to buy a fortune worth of bitcoins, how rich would you be today? Everyone,including myself, who's new to the crypto…
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xmachina (47)in #introduceyourself • 7 years ago
Introducing myself, a fellow Steemian or should I say Stemian?
My name is Ian, a 21 yr old male and this is not my first post. Writing has always been my passion, but as teenager I struggled with constructing proper sentences, which I…
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xmachina (47)in #gaming • 7 years ago
Lessons in Video Games Part 1 : Call of Duty Modern Warfare(2007)
Is there any better way to learn history than to be a part of it?. Video games,often looked down upon as a stigma, is an integral part of our childhood especially for those born…
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xmachina (47)in #science • 7 years ago
Human beings glow in the dark!!!
Terms like biolumiscent isn't just reserved for fireflies or glowing eyes of a predator, the human body literally glows in the dark, acccording to a study conducted by scientists…
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xmachina (47)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
Satoshi Nakamoto : A retired hero
On February 11, 2009, 22:27, in one remote corner of the world wide web, an anonymous individual identifying himself with the name of "Satoshi Nakamoto" made a historical…
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xmachina (47)in #life • 7 years ago
The pursuit of a memorable life
Time cannot be held in a locker. There's no reset button pressing which we go back to the best times of our lives. But we do have memories, memories that give us perspective on…
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